Marjah was the centerpiece of NATO’s since-abandoned 2010 military strategy. The tiny farming community was occupied by massive numbers of US Marines, who were supposed to move on after quickly putting the town under control. Two and a half years later, the US Marines are still in the town, which sees regular battles.

Author: Jason Ditz

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I like the term "colleague". It implies people working with the same goal in mind. Moreover, the word expresses some degree of friendship or at least a link that goes beyond the immediate. Can we say that this is what exists between the US and Afghanistan?

In a previous article this morning in Antiwar.com; "Despite making much of granting the veto power (to the Afghan military), the US has planned to ignore it for the most part, saying they will continue to launch “unilateral” raids whenever they wish, and JSOC and CIA run night raids remain outside of Afghan oversight."

Perhaps this attitude has something to do with the pissed off Afghan soldiers, apart from the mutilations of dead Afghans, drone attacks and Koran burning ceremonies.